Mental Health - November 2006

What are the chances of having depression when you hav been to see a doctor and they say it's not depression and your just fed up with everything? I feel as though I have depression not the I know what it feels like but I just dont know if I am happy with his diognoises. If I was just fed up why cant i get rid of the feeling when I do good things and fun things?

2006-11-30 11:44:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or feeling sad or down

2006-11-30 11:30:31 · 7 answers · asked by flyd.rpap1 1

2006-11-30 11:29:29 · 11 answers · asked by amsbabe23 2

I feel very lonely sometimes because I'm in my mid twenties and haven't yet had a relationship. When I feel really lonely I find myself perusing women's clothing sites and picking out articles of clothing I think look really cute. I come close to buying the clothing just to satisfy that need for something female close in my life. At times this lonliness can become an interest in ordering and wearing the clothing and in the past I have purchased and worn female skirts.

2006-11-30 11:26:14 · 6 answers · asked by rrr ttt 1

just started it from effexor and I feel like it has helped alot with my anxiety like no other pill has. has anyone liked or disliked this? I switched because I had no libido, seem to have more of one now but not as much as I expected

2006-11-30 11:19:37 · 4 answers · asked by princess011181 1

I just got the script today and started to have feeling of worthlessness
kept thinking about hurting myself, as in taking the entire bottle of pills. I only took 25 mg of the Seroquel( i am prescribed 200mg) .And now I am really tired and dopey. How long should I expect to be feeling this way?

2006-11-30 11:11:57 · 3 answers · asked by Audee 3

I think I'm paranoid, but i'm not sure. And is being paranoid a bad thing?

Reasons why I think I'm paranoid:
1. I H-A-T-E HATE public bathrooms! They are so gross! And I always feel like someone is watching me while I'm using one. So I don't use those, heh, not the best solution, but oh well

2. I always feel like people are watching me. I've solved this though with hiding myself behind my hair.

3. Sometimes when I'm eating, I feel like people are yet again watching me! And my way to solve this is to not eat in public. Ridiculous right?

So what do you think? Am I paranoid?

2006-11-30 11:03:39 · 14 answers · asked by K.to.the.A.to.the.I'm.bored. 4

How do I know if it's even working?

2006-11-30 11:02:47 · 3 answers · asked by Eytan 1

Hey.
I've had issues with self-harm since I was about ten years old, and I am now 17. My parents have only been made aware once, at which point I was told I was doing it for attention. It has never been mentioned again.

At my worst, I caused a huge open wound in my forearm which 3 years later is still red and keloided, and slashed myself accross the face with a hypodermic needle.

I posted not long back about a relapse, and the worst came to the worst and i've started harming again. I worked hard to get over it on my own, and I don't want things to get that bad again.

I've got a lot of issues in my life, with college stress and a negative relationship on the go. I have issues with compulsive over-eating and i'm feeling very depressed.

I am going to make an appointment to speak to my college councellor (it's free) but I want to see my family doctor about some medication to help me along.

Am I likely to get it? If so, what's it likely to be - side effects?

2006-11-30 11:00:29 · 4 answers · asked by Pebbles 5

My wife left me 7 years ago. It was one of those leavings where she didn't hate me or anything, nor was it anything that I did. She just left because she wanted to pursue a career in another state.

Her love for me was not enough to stay with me. I helped her move her items down to California, and then returned to Seattle, went home, and closed the curtains. They have been closed ever since. I go to work and go home everyday. I stopped seeing my friends, and stopped going out. I spend a lot of time in front of the computer night after night, I hangout on forums everywhere on the net. I drink every night now, and I do everything possible to avoid people at all cost. I've been doing this for 7 years. I guess I'm depressed but I'm not sure what I'm depressed about. Life itself just seems boring and without substance. Human existence seems rather pointless. I know I should do something but I don't really know what to do. How does someone comeback from the dead?

2006-11-30 10:58:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have bipolar. I am not yet on meds because after getting diagnosed I had to wait to see a doc to get put on meds. That will happen tommorrow. I got upset over a friend of my husbands being mean to me two days ago. I am still upset and upset at my husband because he never understands my feelings.
This morning I asked him a question and he ignored me so I continued to ask. He turned on the radio and put headphones on to drown me out. I leaned across to turn it down and he shoved me. I slapped him, he slapped me back this went on for a while and then, He wrestled me to the bed pinned me down and ordered me to calm down. I just got more angry and so he got off me and called the police to have me committed. The police didn't commit me but I am so mad at my husband for this. I feel betrayed. He never helps me just makes me worse.
He should be coming to see the doc tommorrow but I don't want him to now cause I don't trust him. Is this typical bipolar I behaviour? No cruel answers please

2006-11-30 10:32:57 · 12 answers · asked by JAM 3

i had depression for years, finally i got better in may this year, but now i think its coming back! i dont want to go down that road again, what can i do to stop it happening again?

2006-11-30 10:29:43 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I currenlty took Ecstasy a few times through out the year and at one point i was doing 3 each friday for about 3 weeks. A week after I quit my heads been having twinges of pain going around different parts of brain and my brain is reallly not picking up things like it should everyday seems like a blur and I cant even learn eneything anymore. I didnt write this to be judged I am just scared.

2006-11-30 10:25:36 · 12 answers · asked by Rick H 1

i can't help but think i have something wrong with me.....i'm thirteen and my life is a total mess! i can't live this way.....i don't have suicidal thoughts but don't want to live sad and feeling lonely all the time....what can i do.....i don't have fun anymore.....my family gives me sayings like don't worry and take it easy......i can't help but to cry wen they tell me these things.....i don't know why either.........i NEED help but i don't have the time or the right money for a phyciatrist and my mom can't handle hearing me talk to her.....she can't help.....it seems like noyone can........anything from prayers, to remedies, or answers......really, all i want are answers.....anything to calm me down wen i get upset.... something subtle though. thank you........so much.....

2006-11-30 10:08:30 · 16 answers · asked by ALYSSA 3

how can i change my internal dialog and forget about the past

2006-11-30 09:49:43 · 20 answers · asked by loser 2

and why explain 2 me why its such a big deal

2006-11-30 09:44:04 · 12 answers · asked by hollywood undead 1

I lack people skills, as the people I know are the only people I can talk with confidence. I hate meeting new people a going to public places.... Once I start chating with somebody, I can make her/him friend very easily...but I wait for other people to start or step up..I cant do that....I dont know how to make this thing better....I am sorry I have some worst issues.... I am totally home grown adult and I was not even allowed to play with other kids....Just stayed home and fought with sisters....

2006-11-30 09:43:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i cant take it no more. what am i suppose to do. i explained my problem but it doesn't mean anything to them after a bit. they all forget and pressurise me again and again. i feel like i want to die. i already have 4 long term illnesses like depression, urine incontinence cos of stress, PMS and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and as if that isnt enough for the past 10 yrs, i have had a mother who has been ill with muscle pain and cant lift, carry and do things in the house so i have thye cooking, cleaning, washing machines, ironing, hoovering, shopping and everything to do and on top all these tutors are killing me by expecting work to be handed in on time. how the hell am i as a 22 yr old going to survive. i have no job for money either. what do they think i am, super human? i feel sooooo ill. i tell them and it only means something when i cry otherwise its not taken seriously enough. why?

2006-11-30 09:38:24 · 16 answers · asked by allgiggles1984 6

Ebbs and flows . . . When I think about all I have to do, big decisions I haven't made, whether or not I can perform . . . whether or not I'll ever be 'normal' again — it all seems so overwelming and I just want to escape. Nervous, jittery and head seems cloudy. I had the tendency to get nervous but could always handle it. Something broke inside of me and I can't figure out what. Escape is not an option, I need to re-engage with my life. How do people deal with this?

2006-11-30 09:34:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm asking because I have heard of them in the states and wonder if anyone has any info on lawsuits here in canada. I was on it and it really caused me tons of problems. I tried to commit suicide while on it.

2006-11-30 09:27:57 · 2 answers · asked by lovemytattoos1957 1

2006-11-30 09:06:37 · 9 answers · asked by Jeronimo 4

how can despair be combated, and where can I find motivation

2006-11-30 09:06:14 · 5 answers · asked by loser 2

I work with people with mental health illnesses, and I just wondered, when someone says they are hearing voices, are they hearing them like i hear someone talk to me, or is different, i knwo the question is vague, but i cant explain it properly..the same goes for seeing things, do tey see them like how i can see my friend sitting next to me? or is it different.

2006-11-30 08:58:55 · 19 answers · asked by bling_licious 1

I recently had my heart broken, and need to find a productive way to mend. I also have had a long history of depression, and I am currently on antidepressents, but I want to couple them with a strong counselor. The few that I have visited in Chicago have not been a good match. Does anyone know of any compassionate, comprehensive (preferably female) therapists?

2006-11-30 08:56:32 · 2 answers · asked by Elle 1

i have been taking lexapro for four weeks due to post partum depression it hasn't helped yet except for the crying spells. i am still having anxiety attacks and today the dr. gave me xanax to take when i feel one coming on. i just wanted someones opinion who's taken the two drugs to tell me what to expect. and if it will even work

2006-11-30 08:49:56 · 17 answers · asked by jen31 2

wot r the chances of staying clean after 17 years on the drug,my friend has been out of rehab 4 2 months and so far has stayed clean.

2006-11-30 08:43:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I been feeling proper down for quite a while and i've noticed my sleeping patterns and how much i sleep its just weird. My sleeping patterns have varied so much in last months, sometimes its normal, then sometimes its like im noctural. When i do go to sleep i sleep for so long sometimes 10+ hours, my record is 15 hours. Its got to a point where i missing uni ( they're threatening to chuck me out) because i just wanna sleep. All i want to do is sleep!!!! Is there something wrong with me? or am i just lazy? or is this normal? Help please

2006-11-30 08:27:04 · 7 answers · asked by Blackout 3

This is for a college class. Get peoples perspective on this disorder, do you think it could be possession? I would appreciate any answers. Have a nice day.

2006-11-30 08:23:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Leave a message in case it doesn't work.

2006-11-30 08:23:18 · 6 answers · asked by 1/6,833,020,409 5

2006-11-30 08:16:28 · 3 answers · asked by revmanmac 1